CNN pundits during SCOTUS HRR hearing: There's no substitute for victory.

[RandySF]

When oral arguments ended for the HCR hearing at the Supreme Court and things looked bleak for Obama, a CNN pundit said, "There's no substitute for victory." What he meant was there is no way the president could spin such a huge loss into a positive if the ACA was struck down. Now that Obama won, they are all looking for ways to say that it is a net plus for Romney. Why don't they just come out, be honest and say they want a new president?

[freshwest]

1. Or that their boss wants one. They are nothing but brainless, shilling repeaters.

[jaysunb]

2. They've replaced used car salesmen

as the national punching bag.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. They don't want a new president but if they pretend it's close

They get billions of citizen's united dollars.

[Sherman A1]

4. Precisely

If one reviews the GOP Primary, it's pretty plain to see that it's not about the individual, it's about the horse race.

[joshcryer]

5. Exactly. 100% They need, want, desire, pray for a "horse race."

They need to keep driving that narrative.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. Ted Rall put it best

When is a win not a win? When it's Democratic. When a majority of Americans cast votes for the Dems, the results are invariably interpreted by the media as a public desire for moderation and bipartisanship rather than some "radical left-wing agenda." Democrats are told to abandon their campaign promises and ignore their liberal base. The pain and divisiveness of the (Republican-ruled) past must be healed by big-hearted (and soft-headed) Democrats. Democrats don't get mandates.

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1115-29.htm

[Scurrilous]

7. K & R